Riya had just finished filming the last scene of her latest film, and was taking a break when she heard her phone ring, and answered it to see a certain message had popped up in her mail folder:
"Hello there, Riya! This is Kristal McLane, from Disventure Camp! Me and the producers wanted to invite you back for another season of Disventure Camp! It's an All-Star season!"
Suddenly, all the repressed memories of Riya's time in the second season of Disventure Camp returned. The betrayals, the pain, the drama, the one time she nearly drowned in an underwater cave, the one time she willingly left a guy hanging over a cliff… yeah, a lot of stuff came back to her.
And yet, rather than panic, she stayed calm as she wrote her response:
"A brand new season, huh? An All-Star season at that, huh?"
Riya waited a few seconds before Kristal responded:
"If you don't want to join the season, you can just say so."
Then, Riya replied:
"What I'm trying to say, Kristal, is that it's a bit too early to make an All-Star season. I mean, you only had two seasons of Disventure Camp, and only one of those had you as a host. I feel like you need to experiment a little bit longer with both contestants and the host job before you jump into All-Stars."
Riya paused before adding:
"That and let's be honest here, All-Star seasons almost always suck."
Kristal replied soon after:
"Well, you do kinda have a point. But if we don't do All-Stars, what are we supposed to do instead? The producers want you and both first two casts back."
Riya smiled and typed:
"How about this: we'll bring the casts back, but I'll return not as a contestant… but as a host?"
After a long silence, Kristal eventually answered:
"I might regret this… but I'm listening…"
Riya grinned with malicious intent…
Sometime later, at a talk show set, a woman with red hair and purple eyes stared at the camera as it turned on, and she greeted her audience.
"Good morning, everybody! I'm your host, Emily Campbell, and welcome to another episode of Emily in the Morning! Today, we're joined by two very successful women, who are eager to give us a sneak peek of what they're working on right now! Let's give them a warm welcome and round of applause, everyone!"
Riya and Kristal entered the scene, with the audience exploding in cheers and excitement once their visages became known.
"Riya Sharma, and Kristal McLane! Both are names that have become legendary!"
RIya and Kristal sat down as Emily stared at them.
"One started out as a small name in India before skyrocketing in popularity once she participated in a certain competition show!"
Riya stood up and waved and bowed to the audience while they cheered for her, all while Kristal rolled her eyes.
"And the other is the latest in a long bloodline of loud, boisterous hosting personalities who spearheaded their own competition/reality shows!"
Kristal stood up and waved to the audience as they cheered for her as well, to Riya's exasperation.
"Last time you were both on screen together, Riya was a contestant on Kristal's season in Disventure Camp! But now, you're allegedly planning to work together?" Emily rested her chin on her palm. "How did that even happen?"
"Well, Emily, a lot can change in just one year," Riya answered confidently. "Just like you said, I went from a small no-name in India to a household name here in USA! And Kristal over here has become more desperate and shameless."
"I'm sorry, what?" Kristal growled.
"Kristal called me over to see both how I was doing, and wanted to make a proposition to me," Riya faked a sympathetic tone and clasped her hands together. "And I, in my infinite kindness, noticed how sad and desperate she was to make a proper, decent season for once, and I decided to use my resources in order to make that dream a reality!"
Riya tried her hardest to hold back her laughter while Kristal covered her mouth and took over:
"That's not what happened at all! I called Riya to see if she wanted to compete in the next season of Disventure Camp, but she made a very convincing argument in that maybe the next season needed a different approach in order to gain more viewers and ratings."
"You do technically only have two casts of contestants, some of which are gonna be less willing to participate than others," Emily remarked. "Are you planning to give these casts another shot?"
"Indeed we are, Emily," Kristal nodded with a smile as she released Riya's mouth. "In fact, we're giving BOTH casts another shot at the million dollars!"
"Oooh, now you got me intrigued," Emily smiled and tented her fingers. "Who's coming back from both casts?"
Riya and Kristal exchanged smiles, with clearly amused expressions…
Later, in front of a very familiar camp known as Camp Tipiskaw, Kristal stood right at the entrance as she looked at the camera.
"Hello there, dear viewers!" Kristal chirped. "I'm Kristal McLane!"
Then, Riya slid up while rubbing against Kristal, slowly shifting her weight to try make her fall down as she placed a hand behind her head.
"And I'm Riya Sharma!"
Kristal, however, overpowered Riya and shoved her to the ground, before dusting herself and continuing:
"You may remember me as the host of the second season of Disventure Camp!"
Then the camera panned down to show Riya laying on the floor in a seductive pose, a hand on her hip while the other rested her chin.
"And you DEFINITELY remember me as the runner-up of said season!"
Kristal eyed Riya as she stood up before she faced back to the camera. "Once upon a time, we were host and contestant. But this season, we're joining forces to provide you with the biggest, most entertaining season of Disventure Camp yet!"
Riya spread her arms, nearly hitting Kristal before the woman ducked:
"22 of your favorites contestants, that aren't me of course, will return to compete once again! But they won't be alone: they'll be separated into teams of two, or duos as we prefer to call them, and will have to work together in order to win the grand prize-!"
"Wait, so 22 contestants divided into duos," Kristal remarked. "That's 11 duos. Isn't that an odd number?"
Riya grinned. "Oddly enough, yes!"
Riya looked at the camera while a laugh track played, right before Kristal shoved her out of the way and continued.
"Anyway, join our duos as they battle across several countries, states, and whatever else they come across-"
Riya returned to the screen and pushed Kristal out of the frame.
"In this brand new season of Disventure Camp! Join us for-"
Kristal tried to push Riya back, but the duo got back-to-back as they struggled to throw the other one of.
"Disventure Camp Presents…"
Riya and Kristal shouted in unison as they put more effort into throwing each other off the frame.
"Disventures Across the World!"
Eventually, the duo collapsed and hit the ground, with them going "I said it first!", "No, I said it first!" as the camera cut to black.